You play pool because it’s fun. There’s also
a part of you that enjoys the problem-solving
aspect of the game. Your brain looks at the table
and begins finding solutions to the puzzle. You
can’t control it. That’s just how it works. It’s a
game, which means there’s ultimately a winner.
Your brain automatically begins to troubleshoot
all the possible scenarios and outcomes to
determine a way to the finish line.
What it’s overlooking is one significant
detail. Your subconscious does not distinguish
between can and cannot, e.g. things that you
can or cannot control. Therefore, your brain will
automatically attempt to fix anything, even if it
may be out of your control.
In the problem-solving mode, the brain is
Samm Diep
involuntarily seeking solutions to ‘problems.’ In
most cases, the problems may be how to get from the 3 ball to the 4 ball or
should I bank this ball or play a safety? What you may not realize is that your
brain will continue working overtime to address your other needs. Such as, the
tables are awfully close together or these balls are terribly dirty. There may be
other valid concerns that your brain will want to manage.
It’s instinctive to react when you’re uncomfortable or displeased with
your surroundings, without considering whether or not they are even within
your control. Instead, before changing your behavior to accommodate for the
circumstances, ask yourself if what you’re reacting to is in your jurisdiction? If
you are reacting to something that you cannot control then you shouldn’t be
reacting at all because if it was out of your control to begin with, it will still be out
of your control after you react.
Okay, let’s review.
Things you cannot control:
• Your opponent plays a safety on you
• Your opponent is running out on you
• The table rolls to the left
• The spectators are being very loud
• Your opponent misses and
accidently hooks you
Things you can control:
• Making the best educated decision
possible on how to make a good
hit
• Studying the table and being
prepared for your next opportunity
• Making a mental note to yourself
and playing your next shot wisely
• Giving extra focus and attention to
your mechanics and follow-through
• Taking deep breaths and remaining
calm so you can think clearly and
deliberately
The next time you’re in a match
and you catch yourself distracted by
something. First, ask yourself, “Is this
something I can control right now?” If
the answer is no, then just do your best
and quit inviting unnecessary stress. If
the answer is yes, then do what you
can to address the issue. Control what
you can and only focus on the things
that can be controlled.

February 2011 - Rackem Magazine 3

Product
Review
Slug Doctor

Slug Doctor Tight Rack System
by: Don “Cheese” Akerlow
I had the opportunity to test out the Slug Doctor System and see for myself how
worked. I received a package that contained the Slug Doctor Template and to my
amazement “hole reinforcements”. I was very skeptical
that these tiny stick on “holes” would hold anything, let
alone a pool ball in place to make a tight rack. After
aligning the template to make sure the “holes” were
placed in the proper place on the table, I proceed
to apply the “holes” using the punch provided. It
was simple and easy to do. I used a ball to
adhere the “hole” securely to the cloth.
Now it was time to test the “holes” to
see if they would throw an object ball
or the cue ball if it was rolled slowly over
the “hole”. I was not able to do it either
by stroking the ball or rolling it across by
hand. I ran my hand over the “holes” to see if I could
feel
them.
While I knew they were there, it was very hard to
detect them by
touch. The “holes” did not appear to move except when
I lifted them with my fingernail to remove them.
I decided to rack a game of 10-Ball. I started at the head and moved to the back
of the rack placing the balls in one at a time. I found that if I placed the balls from
the middle out on the later rows, the outside balls seemed to “snug” the rack after
they were placed. It was as if all the balls were drawn into each other. This was
the same for a 9-Ball rack.
These are what the current design of the Snug Doctor was made for, but I wanted
to try it on a rack of 8-Ball. I was able to add the extra 4 balls to complete a full
rack but I would have liked to have had a template available to place “holes”
down for those balls as well.
I have used the same “holes” over and over again, game after game, with no
noticeable wear. I cleaned my table without removing the “holes” to see what
would happen and nothing moved or was disturbed.
The Slug Doctor is a great aid in creating a tight rack and gives you the opportunity
to see the action after the break when the rack is tight. This can be a great
learning tool.
The only drawback I see is that if you play in tournaments or league you may not
have the opportunity to use the Snug Doctor and your rack will be subject to your
own racking or your opponents ability to rack well.
You can order the Slug Doctor Tight Rack System at www.Slug-Doctor.com
Read the testimonial and watch the video. It sells for $24.95 which includes the
shipping.

Simonis X-1

by: Don “Cheese” Akerlow

I was skeptical about this
product and whether it could
clean my pool table cloth or
not, so I put it to the test. It was
amazing! I loved it. It fit easily in
my hand and I was able to clean
my table with very little effort.
When I finished I turned the X-1
over and was shocked to see
the amount of chalk dust it had
picked up. It did however turn a
little blue which is normal and
didn’t effect the ability to clean
at all.
If you are serious about taking
care of your table this is the
product to use.

• Amazing cleaning ability
• Easy to use
• Creates a static charge
that removes chalk dust
• Preserves the integrity of
your cloth
• Designed to be used on
ALL the table’s surfaces
without damaging the
finish
• Can be used over and
over again and nothing
more to purchase
• Buy it from your local
billiard supplier

For more information http://www.simoniscloth.com/product/simonisx1_P1005

4 Rackem Magazine - February 2011

Pitching Curve Balls
By: Bob Jewett

San Francisco Billiard Academy
www.sfbilliards.com
Can you make the object ball curve? There are
some easy ways and some other ways that may
be impossible.
Usually you want the object ball to take as
straight a line as possible. This makes planning
shots much easier. Sometimes you would like
the ball to curve some, and then you need to be
Bob Jewett
creative.
The table can help in some situations. I first learned
to play on a table that was tilted enough that if you shot a ball off the spot
from the kitchen, you could aim full at the ball and by the time the cue ball
got there, it would have moved a half a ball off-line which is just what you
want for that cut shot. When playing a straight-in shot, like the one ball in
the diagram shooting with the cue ball at A, all you had to do was shoot
straight at the one ball with the right speed. The cue ball would curve a
little to the left in the short distance to the one ball, the one ball would go
to the right around the two and then take a big curve to the left to get to
the pocket. For your next shot, you could play the two ball slowly along
the rail with just enough speed to get to the side pocket, where it would
take a hard left turn and score.
While such conditions can be
amusing and even help you trim
?
B
the suckers, they are not exactly
pool. A more legitimate way to
make an object ball curve is to
have it hit a cushion while rolling
The one ball is exactly one
ball off the cushion.
smoothly on the cloth. Just bank
The two ball is frozen to the
a ball three cushions around the
cushion. Make the one
table and watch carefully as it
ball in the corner, but
comes off the third rail -- it will hook
not by jumping it over
the two. Put the cue ball
five or ten degrees right after the
where you like.
rail contact. On new, slippery cloth,
the hook might last for a foot of
travel depending on the speed.
Similarly, if you shoot an object
2
ball to travel a fair distance and it
hits another object ball, it will curve
1
after the collision due to the follow
it has picked up from the cloth.
On strongly napped snooker
cloth, the ball is said to curve
A
depending on whether it is running
with or against the nap, but I’ve
never seen a noticeable effect.
But the most interesting kind of
object ball curve is the sort shown
in the diagram. Is it possible to get
some kind of spin on the object ball, presumably by putting the opposite
kind on the cue ball, to make it curve over enough to go into the pocket?
There are some very good players who claim to be able to do such shots,
but I’ve never seen it demonstrated. I played with the shot for hours after
first hearing the claim and the best I could ever do was maybe a quarterinch of curve in six feet. Considering how many times I ran the one ball
partly into the two in the attempts, one very slight success is not promising.
Maybe I just didn’t have the right idea about cue ball placement and spin
-- I put the cue ball as shown and usually used right English. To see your
progress, freeze a third ball to the cushion at B and see how much of it
you can hit.
So, here’s deal: if you can teach me how to make the one ball legally
and consistently on good equipment with curve -- jumping the one over
the two is easy but that’s not what I’m after -- I’ll buy dinner the next time
we’re in the same place. You get to pick the restaurant, but your share
has to be less than two Ben Franklins.
REJ

Photos by: Rick Schmitz
By AzB Staff - www.azbilliards.com
Fans were treated to a late night Filipino Finale in the 9-ball banks division
of the 2011 Derby City Classic. “The Lion” Alex Pagulayan and Ronnie
Alcano fought until one man was left standing. Pagulayan took the first
game with a five and out and the second game after much defensive
play. Alcano responded
with a five and out in rack
three. Pagulayan did not
give up. He fired in a crossside to close out the match.
Alcano’s only two losses
came from Pagulayan.
The Lion was thrilled to be
back in the winners’ circle.
A new “one bye” rule was
implemented this year to
help avoid back to back
byes for the same player,
as we’ve seen in the past.
This new rule automatically
Ronnie Alcano
advanced Pagulayan to the
1st
$10,000
Alex Pagulayan
2nd $5,000
Ronnie Alcano
3rd
$2,500
John Brumback
4th
$1,335
Justin Hall, Jeremy Jones
6th
$1,050
Shannon Daulton, Francisco Bustamante

finals when he
was undefeated
against reigning
champ,
John
Brumback and
Alcano received
the bye.
After
his
brief
hiatus,
Pagulayan has
been spending
much time in Las
Vegas recently,
walking seven
miles a day and
devoting
his
life to the game
again. “This is
Alex Pagulayan
the first year I’m
not tired yet,” he told friends as he entered round 12 with five players
remaining. This victory earns him a new title and $10,000 in prize
money.
8th
$800
12th $600

By AzB Staff - 2011-01-28
For all the 2011 DCC results
log on to www.azbilliards.
com
“The South Dakota Kid”
Shane
Van
Boening
defeated “The Pearl” Earl
Strickland tonight in a finals
match which packed the
arena and every seat in
the balconies. Strickland,
who lost his first match to
Troy Jones, went on to win
11 more rounds, defeating
one-pocket connoisseurs
such as Jeremy Jones
(back to back in rounds nine
and ten), Alex Pagulayan,
and Shannon Daulton.
Van Boening didn’t buy
back until he met up with
reigning one-pocket champ
Scott Frost, in round seven.
He later defeated both
Frost and Pagulayan with

lopsided scores of 3-0.
Pagulayan remains the points leader for the all-around, closely followed
by Van Boening, Daulton, Strickland, Jones, and Alcano. Only the final
two days of 9-ball will determine who takes it all.
Current U.S. Open 9-Ball Champion, Darren Appleton defeated
Francisco Bustamante 15-13 to advance to the finals against the
winner of Lee Vann Corteza and Rodney Morris in the Fat Boy 10-Ball
Challenge. That match guarantees Appleton at least $4,500 for second
place. First place is worth $9,000. The $10,000 added prize fund came
from “FatBoy” Eric Petersen and Diamond Billiards.
The AzBilliards 2011 DCC Coverage page was made possible by
CueBallTracker.com and PoolDawg.com.

and Junior events paid back 100%.
Eugene Lee aka “Lone Wolf” hosted “Lone Star Live” along with special
guest commentators and streamed the two-day main event from start to
finish. Play wrapped up unusually early Saturday night and produced 16
Open finalists for Sunday’s live stream action. In the final 8 of the Open
winners’ side it was Rick Castillo over T.J. Davis 6-4, Marco Tschudi passed
Brian Rosenbaum 6-1, Brian Hickman bested Danny Roland 6-5, and
Lanny Herrin defeated Barry Strickland 6-2. On the one-loss side, Gutierrez
won 3 consecutive matches after Herrin sent him west in the second round.
Guttierez was eliminated by Kevin Frauenberger who in turn fell to Roland.
Dale Briones secured 4 consecutive wins after his first round loss to Bobby
Perez. Dalton Riley defeated Briones 5-3 but was eliminated by Strickland 5-3. On
the east side, Castillo defeated Tschudi 6-2 and Hickman defeated Herrin 6-5. This
pitted a first time ever hot seat match between these two young guns. Castillo ran
away with the set and the hot seat 6-2 over Hickman. Out west, Strickland was
ousted by Tschudi 5-3, and Thomas defeated Chris Young 5-3 who was on a role
after a first round upset by Dalton Riley. Thomas plowed through 7 opponents that
OPEN PAYOUTS
1ST $700 Marco Tschudi
2nd $450 Rick Castillo
3rd
$250 Brian Hickman
4th
$200 Brent Thomas
5-6
$165 Barry Strickland, Lanny Herrin
7-8
$130 Brian Rosenbaum, Danny Roland
9-12 $80
Andy Jethwa, T.J. Davis, Dalton Riley, Kevin Frauenberger
13-16 $65
David Gutierrez, Dale Briones, Chris Young, Jason Brown

included Davis, Rosenbaum, and Herrin but fell short of Tschudi 5-1. Hickman shared
the same 5-1 fate and the Swiss player moved on to play the undefeated Castillo in
the finals. Tschudi exacted his revenge on the San Antonio master player who sent
him west earlier 6-2. Castillo was defeated the first set 6-5 and the match went
into overtime. In the second set, Castillo proved no match for the focused Tschudi
and was laid to rest 5-1. Congratulations to Marco Tschudi, Rick Castillo, and Brian
Hickman for their extraordinary play and their debut finishes on the Lone Star Tour.
In the One Pocket event, David Gutierrez defeated Danny Lee for the hot seat
while Jason Brown fought through the one-loss side after he suffered a blow from
Gutierrez in an earlier round. Brown defeated John Newsome, Lanny Herrin, and
Lee for a rematch with Gutierrez. Brown came on strong, start to finish, and scored a
two-set win.
Juniors also completed their 8-ball event on Saturday with Joey Torres, Robyn
Petrosino, J.C. Torres, and Carlos Martinez who finished first thru fourth respectively.
The ladies’ 8-ball event geared up on Sunday. Ming Ng annihilated the 14 player
women’s field with
wins over 10 yearold Tiffany Abernathy,
Terry Petrosino, and
Courtney
Peters.
Peters bested Garland
in the semi final 4-3
but perished to Ng in
the final match. Thank
you to all of the ladies
who participated in
this event.
The Tour would
like to acknowledge
Poison Cues as its
2011 Official Cue
www.poisonbilliards.
com and Delta-13 as
its Official Rack www.
delta-13.com.
Find
our Official Apparel
at www.Leagueshirts.
Courtney Peters, Ming Ng, Teresa Garland
com
and
many
thanks to www.Poolwebsites.com, our Official Web Designer and I.T. Support.
Congratulations to Judy Alvarez and Darci Whatley who won Poison VX Cues at this
event. Enjoy!
The next tour stop is Feb. 12th-13th at Crazy 8’s Family Pool Hall in Port Arthur,
Texas. For complete information on this pool room visit the “venues” section of the
website.
JUNIORS
LADIES’ PAYOUTS
1ST $75
Joey Torres
1ST $225 Ming Ng
2nd $50
Robyn Petrosino
2nd $170 Courtney Peters
3rd
$35
J.C. Torres
3rd
$110 Teresa Garland
4th
$20
Carlos Martinez
4th
$55
Belinda Lee
ONE POCKET
1ST $365 Jason Brown
2nd $210 David Gutierrez
3rd
$140 Danny Lee

January 21-23, 2011. With over $19,000
paid out for the weekend, the second
annual Fargo Midwinter Shootout was
bigger and better than the inaugural event
that drew rave reviews a year ago.
The weekend kicked off with a raceto-7 Friday evening 9-ball tournament on
the 35 Diamond 7-foot pro am tables that
drew 60 players wanting to have some fun
and gear up for the main 8-ball event. The
temperature dipped to colder than -20 F
that night, and the players who traveled
in from North & South Dakota, Minnesota,
Manitoba, and Illinois learned two things
about pool and cold weather: (1) they
actually play pool in Fargo inside, not
outside, and (2) players get a little frisky
with a full moon and low temperatures.
The two challenge tables—a tight
Diamond Professional and a Gabriels

Signature Pro—rocked all weekend. And sets of 9-ball, 10-ball, one pocket,
8-ball, and last-pocket 8-ball could be found all over the building.
Eighty two players began their race-to-5 8-ball matches shortly after noon
on Saturday, but not before enjoying a complimentary breakfast of eggs,
bacon, sausage, bagels, and a taste of Tanya’s home-baked muffins, and
not before a full-field Calcutta that would see the pot grow to over $10,000.
Lee Heuwagen of Minneapolis plowed his way to the driver’s seat with
wins over Larry Wentz, 9-ball champion Jamie Pluta, Johnny Meyer, Aaron
Williamson, Dean Flanders, and Marc Oelslager. Accomplished young
player Justin Bergman of the St. Louis area, who must have made a wrong
turn on his way to Derby City, would win the B-side. Bergman’s long
ride before the weekend continued after a fourth-round loss to Canadian
Jerrod Spence required him to prevail over Neal Cook, Dave Olson, Craig
Stainbrook, Dean Flanders, Jerrod Spence, Marc Oelslager, and Danny
Olson to face Heuwagen in the finals.
Lee Heuwagen won the first set of the finals to win the tournament and to
join Shane Van Boening in the exclusive Fargo Midwinter Shootout 8-Ball
Champion club.

CueSports International (CSI) announces players are now able to register
online for all upcoming independent events via the CueSports Tournament
System (CTS) website (www.ctsondemand.com). The online registration
section of CTS went live Friday, January 7th.
Online registration is now available for the following events:
• The 15th Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament
• The 18th U.S. Bar Table Championships
Players who register must pay their online entries by credit card using
a Visa or Mastercard. All players will be sent an auto-generated email
confirmation for each event they register for.
Additional events will be added to the CTS online registration page
soon. Starting the end of January online registration will be available for
all divisions of the BCAPL National 8-Ball and BCAPL National 9-Ball
Championships (May 11-22, 2011, Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas).
However, in addition to registering online, players still have the option to

either mail or fax their entries for all CSI tournaments and events. Only one
form of registration should be used in order to avoid duplication.
CSI launched its custom designed CueSports Tournament System
(CTS) in 2010. The CTS has a highly robust online bracket system which
allows for both individual player and team searches, cross event archives,
and offers detailed information about matches, such as table assignments,
times, history of a player’s event matches, results and payouts just to name
a few. Additionally, the CTS site has the added functionality of tournament
live scoring, which CSI rolled out in the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball event. Now
going into 2011, the online registration function has been added making the
CTS site revolutionary in the industry for its cross function capabilities.
To register online for the 15th Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament
or the 18th U.S. Bar Table Championships go to:www.ctsondemand.com. For
more information about these and all CSI and / or the BCAPL upcoming
events visit: www.playcsipool.com andwww.playbca.com.

2011 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifiers Announced
The
3rd
U.S.
Open
10-Ball
Championship will be held May 1621, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV, at the
Riviera Hotel & Casino. Produced by
CueSports International (CSI), the
$25,000 added event will again be held
alongside the BCAPL National 8-Ball
Championships and live streamed by
The Action Report (TAR).
The
U.S.
Open
10-Ball
Championship is one of a select
group of high level U.S. tournaments

where players earn points towards the
Billiard Congress of America (BCA)
pro point ranking list. The CSI coed
10-Ball event has a 96 player limited
field and is also officially recognized by
the Women’s Pro Billiard Association
(WPBA).
As a BCA point and WPBA
recognized event, the top 20 U.S.
ranked male players and the top 10
WPBA ranked players were emailed
invites in early January. Any declined

or un-registered invite spots will
convert to open spots after March 1st.
In addition to the invite and open spots,
nine qualifiers have been scheduled.
One paid entry valued at $550 is
included in the payout of each qualifier.
Should the winner of a qualifier not
be able to accept their spot, it will be
offered to the next person in line from
that particular qualifier event.
In addition to the eight qualifier
tournaments, one spot has been

allocated to the Predator 9-Ball
Tour. The point leader of the tour
pro/open division, after the first 5
stops, will win that qualifier spot. For
more information about the Predator
9-Ball Tour contact Tony Robles at
tonyroblesnyc@aol.com.
For more information about the U.S.
Open 10-Ball Championship or other
CSI and BCAPL events contact Holly
Ryan at holly@playcsipool.com or
visit www.playbca.com.

Qualifiers Scheduled for 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship

CueSports International (CSI) is producing the
12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship at the
Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV on May
13-15. The $10,000 added three day event will be
held immediately prior to the 3rd U.S. Open 10-Ball
Championship and alongside the BCAPL National
8-Ball Championships.
The game of One Pocket is often compared to
chess. To play well it requires a keen sense of both
offensive and defensive strategy. To be the best, a
player must have the precision of a diamond cutter
with their cue ball control and the patience of a long

distance runner.
It is anticipated that some of the best known
talents in One Pocket will be participating in the
event. With a limited 48 player field a list of former
One Pocket champions were emailed invites in early
January. Any declined or un-registered invite spots
will convert to open spots after March 1st. In addition
to the invite and open spots, four qualifiers have
been scheduled.
One paid entry (valued at $340) is included in
the payout of each qualifier. Should the winner of
a qualifier not be able to accept their spot, it will be

offered to the next person in line from that particular
qualifier event.
For more information about the U.S. Open
One Pocket Championship or other CSI and BCAPL
events contact Holly Ryan at holly@playcsipool.
com or visit www.playbca.com.
In 2011 the host venue, the Riviera Hotel &
Casino is offering great new lower rates starting
at $60 per night. Reservations must be booked
through the BCAPL online Riviera booking link or
call the Riviera toll-free number (800) 634-6753
Group Code BCAPCPP.

February 2011 - Rackem Magazine 11

MACHINE GUN MIKE ALONZO DOUBLE DIPS

Jonathon Madere,Don Bullard 9-5 over Ray Porter. The 9-12 round saw David
The Tiger Amateur Tour kicked off the season at Bogies Billiards in Houston,Texas
Owens eliminate Don B. 9-7, Roy over
on the weekend of January 8-9. The event
had an extra $250 added (making the total
David Taylor 9-5, Bobby G. 9-3 over Bill
$1,000/$250) by room owner Bobby Rone
Fuller, and Sonny B. over Ty Few. The
for the superb turnout. The event drew
7-8 round saw Sonny B. eliminate Bobby
83 players, and was played down to 16
G. 9-2, and Roy 9-3 over David Jr.. The
players on Saturday night. So the final 16
5-6 round pitted Mike Alonzo against Roy
came back on Sunday to fight it out for the
Payton, no score recorded but Mike got the
cash.
win, also the battle of the Sonny's, Sonny
The Final 8 of the winners side
D. vs Sonny B. and Sonny B escaped by
entering Sunday along with their match
the narrow margin to advance. This set up
ups and scores were David Owens Jr. vs.
Sonny to play Mike, and Mike rolled thru
Sonny Demetro, Sonny got the nod 119-5. On to the one loss final and Mike kept
9, Chris Young squeaked by Roy Payton
the pedal to the medal and got thru Ernesto
11-10, Mike Alonzo bested Bill Fuller 11-5
next 9-3 to get a shot at Chris in the finals.
and Ernesto Bayaua who was seconds
The finals saw Machine Gun come out
away from being late and forfeited rolled
with his gun fully loaded and did he ever
thru Sonny Bosshamer 11-4. This now
shoot Happy Hour full of holes. Mike won
paired Sonny against Chris in a match
set one 11-4, and the proceeded to win
Sonny was up 9-4, he eventually got sent
set two 9-1. An impressive feat I must say,
to the one loss side by a final score of 11congrats to Mike for his win and Chris for
Ernesto Bayaua, Mike Alonzo, and Chris "Happy Hour" Young
9. On the other side of the board Ernesto
his great run.
squared off against Mike and Ernesto got the nod by an 11-8 score.
The Second Chance Event had 19 players and it was chopped at the end
The hot seat match saw Chris “Happy Hour” Young against Ernesto Bayaua, this
between Stefan Slisz and Brian Rosenbaum.
match was a little wild. First it saw Chris at 7-3 ahead miss the most simple 8-ball
We want to thank everyone who came out and played and also just came out to
shot to go up 8-3, so its 7-4 and Chris breaks , makes 5 balls and gets no real look at
sweat the action. Also we want to thank room owners Bobby and Chris Rone, they
his shot. Now he makes an amazing cut, but wait, whitey went 3 rails and scratched,
always do a superb job.
now it's 7-5 and Chris is feeling the heat. Ernesto keeps the heat applied and makes
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the most of this chance. Now on to the end, it gets to hill-hill, Ernesto is breaking
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the 9 on the snap, and guess what, its
Also thanks to our referee Bob Mcferren, Auctioneer Chuck Adams, and Cue
headed straight for the side pocket and
repairman Roger Allen.
a ball kicks it away from the side, but
The cue raffle for the Tiger cue was won by John Linton, known by most as
C-Dog.
now towards the corner, Ernesto hollers
We hope to see everyone at the next event on Feb. 19-20 at Bigtyme Billiards.
“onetime” , and the 9 shoots in the
For more info you can always check on the website at www.TigerAmateurTour.com
corner. So you think it”s over? Nah the
1st
$1,000
"Machine Gun" Mike Alonzo
crowds screaming and then they look
2nd
$680
Chris "Happy Hour" Young
again and whitey is still rolling at pocket
3rd
$400
Ernesto Bayaua
speed it drops in the same corner. Wow.
Chris has ball in hand and proceeds to
4th
$260
Sonny Bosshamer
Stefan Slisz, and Brian Rosenbaum
run the rack out. It was a thriller of a
5/6
$160
Sonny Demetro, Roy Payton
match.
7/8
$125
Bobby Gonzales,David Owens Jr.
On the one loss side notable scores from the 13-16 round were Bobby Gonzales
9/12
$85
Don Bullard,David Taylor,Bill Fuller,Ty Few
over David Mendiola 9-7, Ty Few 9-6 over Jason Bacon, David Taylor 9-1 over
13/16
$60
Ray Porter,Jonathon Madere,David Mendiola, Jason Bacon
6149 E 31st St
Tulsa, OK